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RARE! KAGA PROVINCE, YOSHIRO STYLE JAPANESE TSUBA WITH BRASS INLAY, CA.1620 |
Origin: Kaga Province, Japan
Period: ca.1620
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 3050
Description: RARE KAGA PROVINCE, YOSHIRO STYLE JAPANESE TSUBA WITH BRASS INLAY, CA.1620 (MOMOYAMA ERA) A stunning tsuba of heavy hammered iron of Kaga province, Yoshiro style in a slightly oval shape. Weight: 113.2g. Dimensions: 72mm tall (2.83"), 70mm wide (2.76"). This fine tsuba, made to fit on a katana, (samurai long sword), is elaborately etched and inlaid with ginko leaves and vines in ... |
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Rare! (Northern) Song Dynasty YaoZhou 'ZhangTuo' (Cup Stand), ca. AD960-1279 |
Origin: China
Period: ca. AD960-1279
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 2090
Description: Rare Song dynasty YaoZhou 'ZhangTuo' (cup stand), ca. AD960-1279. Dimensions: 6cm (2.4") high and 11.5cm (4.5") diameter. This cup stand appears to date to the Early Northern Song dynasty 's YaoZhou yao (kiln), (AD960-1127). Though we are conservatively attributing this as simply Song dynasty, ca. 960-1279. The unglazed body is dark brownish stoneware with a thick olive-green glaze. The thick ... |
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Rare! Neolithic Jade Bowl with Handle, ca.2000BC |
Origin: China
Period: ca.2000BC
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 2020
Description: Rare neolithic jade bowl with handle, ca. 2000BC. Dimensions: 8.5cm (3.5") long, 6.3cm (2.5") wide. This beautiful piece is finely carved, having a wide deep bowl with an extended handle. The balance is perfect as can be seen in the photo enlargements. The color is a golden beige with darker brown and whitish mottling. |
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Rare! QiJia Culture Amphoric Jar, ca. 2500BC-1500BC |
Origin: China
Period: ca. 2500BC-1500BC
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 2000
Description: Rare Qijia Culture amphoric jar, ca. 2500BC-1500BC. Dimensions: 15.5cm tall, 20cm long, 10cm deep. This jar has a bulbous double bottom with a tall and long neck. It is high-fired and has a distinctive ring when taped. This shape I call amphoric. There is also an impressed design of band with a central row of dots. The jar was excavated from Gansu Province and exhibits rich qin metamorphosis. ... |
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Rare! Shang Dynasty Jade YuHuang, ca.1100BC |
Origin: China
Period: ca.1100BC
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 1990
Description: Rare! Shang dynasty jade yuhuang, ca.1100BC. Dimensions: 11cm long, 3cm wide, .4cm thick. Yuhuang is named after the famed immortal Jade Emperor and jade yuhuang is a significant type of what is known as 'burial' jade. This would be the 'key' central element of the chest piece. There could be one or more depending on the rank of the person it is adorning. This yuhuang is carved with symbols ... |
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Rare Song Dynasty GuanYao Vase, ca. AD960-1279 |
Origin: China
Period: ca. AD960-1279
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 1980
Description: A rare and beautiful Song dynasty GuanYao vase,ca. AD960-1279. Dimensions: 16.5cm (6.5"tall), 12.5cm (5") wide. Weight: 8oz. Exquisite! This beautiful vase is shaped like a double-gourd with bulbous head, large flared handles and ample belly. It rests on a short foot with unglazed bottom. The exposed bottom reveals an brownish-black clay that is very close to black. The glaze color is ... |
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Rare Tang Dynasty "TangGuanYao" White Glazed Ewer with Green Spots, ca. AD618-907 |
Origin: China
Period: ca. AD618-907
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 1940
Description: A fine and rare Tang dynasty ewer from the TongGuanYao kilns with white glazed and green spots, ca. AD618-906. Dimensions:14.5 cm tall, 7.5 cm wide.
The TongGuanYao kilns are very famous kilns during the early Tang Dynasty. They were founded in southern China, Hunan province. The kilns produced only during Tang Dynasty. TongGuanYao in fact was the early name of the famous ChangShaYao kil ...
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Fine and Rare Kangxi Snuff Bottle, 'Artemisia Leaf' Mark and Period, ca.1662-1722 |
Origin: China
Period: ca.1662-1722
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 1860_1
Description: A fine and rare Kangxi mark and period porcelain snuff bottle, ca. 1662-1722. Dimensions: approximately 3-1/8" tall. Weight: (approx.) 4.4oz. A sturdy little bottle with round body, squared shoulder and wasted neck. Finely executed and painted in rich under-glaze enamel colors, predominately cobalt-blue and red. Decorated with a scene of a boy offering a girl, (who is hiding shyly behind her ...
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Rare Tortoise Shell Snuff Bottle, Qing General ZOU ZONGTANG, ca.1850 |
Origin: China
Period: ca.1850
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 1800
Description: A rare and very fine tortoise shell snuff bottle with possible attributed provenance to the famous army general of Late Qing dynasty , ZUO ZONGTANG, (born October 11th, 1812 - died September 5th, 1885). We conservatively date this snuff bottle to ca.1850. Dimensions: 2-3/8" tall, by approx. 1-1/8" wide and deep. Weight: 21.75 grams. The impressive snuff bottle of ...
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Tang Dynasty Sancai Bactrian Camel and Atttendant, ca. AD618-906 |
Origin: China
Period: ca.AD618-906
Price: P.O.R.
Stock Number: 1770
Description: Rare Pair! Tang Dynasty Sancai Bactriam Camel and Attendant, ca.AD618-906. Dimensions: (camel) 15.75" tall, (attendent) 13.5" tall. This pair is among our finest acquisitions. We are offering a Tang sancai bactrian camel and his attendent. The camel is modeled standing with his head back in resistance to the urges of the frustrated attendant. Both exhibit the classic runny sancai glaze color of ... |
